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Human machine interface: robotizing the instinctive living (2018)
Journal Article
Tahir, A. M., Iqbal, J., & Aized, T. (2018). Human machine interface: robotizing the instinctive living. International Robotics & Automation Journal, 4(5), 308-314. https://doi.org/10.15406/iratj.2018.04.00142

The advancement in medical science and technology has revolutionized human interaction with machines, crafting one of the most promising state-of-the-art technological fields of today’s world. This innovation has made doors opened to rehabilitation b... Read More about Human machine interface: robotizing the instinctive living.

Virtual reality crowd simulation: effects of agent density on user experience and behaviour (2018)
Journal Article
Dickinson, P., Gerling, K., Hicks, K., Murray, J., Shearer, J., & Greenwood, J. (2019). Virtual reality crowd simulation: effects of agent density on user experience and behaviour. Virtualreality : the journal of the Virtual Reality Society, 23(1), 19-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-018-0365-0

Agent-based crowd simulations are used for modelling building and space usage, allowing designers to explore hypothetical real-world scenarios, including extraordinary events such as evacuations. Existing work which engages virtual reality (VR) as a... Read More about Virtual reality crowd simulation: effects of agent density on user experience and behaviour.

'Am I not an author?' Social class and the contemporary French novel (2018)
Journal Article
Chadderton, H. (2019). 'Am I not an author?' Social class and the contemporary French novel. Modern & contemporary France / ASM & CF, 27(3), 281-294. https://doi.org/10.1080/09639489.2018.1518319

While the term ‘working-class’ has fallen out of usage as the concept of class has lost its visibility and its power as a métarécit, this does not mean the issues that this term evokes have gone away. The hardship that comes of particular working liv... Read More about 'Am I not an author?' Social class and the contemporary French novel.

Service provider difficulties in operationalising coercive control (2018)
Journal Article
Gormally, S., Brennan, I. R., Burton, V., Gormally, S., & O’Leary, N. (2019). Service provider difficulties in operationalising coercive control. Violence against women, 25(6), 635-653. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801218797478

© The Author(s) 2018. We examined perspectives of social workers, police officers, and specialist domestic abuse practitioners about their perceived ability and organizational readiness to respond effectively to incidents of coercive and controlling... Read More about Service provider difficulties in operationalising coercive control.

Interactions between bitter taste, diet and dysbiosis: Consequences for appetite and obesity (2018)
Journal Article
Turner, A., Veysey, M., Keely, S., Scarlett, C., Lucock, M., & Beckett, E. (2018). Interactions between bitter taste, diet and dysbiosis: Consequences for appetite and obesity. Nutrients, 10(10), Article 1336. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10101336

The type 2 family of taste receptors (T2Rs) detect and respond to bitter tastants. These receptors are expressed throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, with location dependant roles. In the oral cavity, T2Rs are involved in the conscious percept... Read More about Interactions between bitter taste, diet and dysbiosis: Consequences for appetite and obesity.

A new smart mobile system for chronic wound care management (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, S., Zhang, Q., Huang, W., Tian, H., Hu, J., Cheng, Y., & Peng, Y. (2018). A new smart mobile system for chronic wound care management. IEEE Access, 6, 52355-52365. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2864264

Nonhealing wounds pose a major challenge in clinical medicine. Typical chronic wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers, have brought substantial difficulties to millions of patients around the world. The management of chronic wound... Read More about A new smart mobile system for chronic wound care management.

Effects of ethical certification and ethical eWoM on talent attraction (2018)
Journal Article
Osburg, V. S., Yoganathan, V., Bartikowski, B., Liu, H., & Strack, M. (in press). Effects of ethical certification and ethical eWoM on talent attraction. Journal of Business Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-018-4018-8

Whilst previous studies indicate perceived company ethicality as a driver of job seekers’ job-pursuit intentions, it is poorly understood how and why ethical market signals actually affect their application decisions. Perceptions of company ethicalit... Read More about Effects of ethical certification and ethical eWoM on talent attraction.

Does advance care planning in addition to usual care reduce hospitalisation for patients with advanced heart failure: A systematic review and narrative synthesis (2018)
Journal Article
Kernick, L., Hogg, K., Millerick, Y., Murtagh, F., Djahit, A., & Johnson, M. (2018). Does advance care planning in addition to usual care reduce hospitalisation for patients with advanced heart failure: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. Palliative medicine, 32(10), 1539-1551. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318801162

BACKGROUND: People with advanced heart failure have repeated hospital admissions. Advance care planning can support patient preferences, but studies in people with heart failure have not been assessed.
AIM: To evaluate the literature regarding advan... Read More about Does advance care planning in addition to usual care reduce hospitalisation for patients with advanced heart failure: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Does competency-based education with blockchain signal a new mission for universities? (2018)
Journal Article
Williams, P. (2019). Does competency-based education with blockchain signal a new mission for universities?. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 41(1), 104-117. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080x.2018.1520491

New technologies and the knowledge economy are destabilising graduate professions, with artificial intelligence and the analysis of ‘big data’ making significant impacts on formerly secure jobs. Blockchain technology, offering automated secure creden... Read More about Does competency-based education with blockchain signal a new mission for universities?.

The estuarine quality paradox concept (2018)
Book Chapter
Elliott, M., & Quintino, V. (2019). The estuarine quality paradox concept. In B. Fath (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Ecology, v.1 (78-85). (2nd ed.). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11054-1

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Estuaries have long been regarded as environmentally naturally stressed areas because of the high degree of variability in their physico-chemical characteristics, for example, oxygen, temperature, and salinity in the water column... Read More about The estuarine quality paradox concept.

What are the patterns of compliance with Early Warning Track and Trigger Tools: A narrative review (2018)
Journal Article
Credland, N., Dyson, J., & Johnson, M. J. (2018). What are the patterns of compliance with Early Warning Track and Trigger Tools: A narrative review. Applied nursing research : ANR, 44, 39-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2018.09.002

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. Background: Early Warning Scores were introduced into acute hospitals in 2000. 99% of acute hospitals employ a EWS to monitor deteriorating patients with 97.9% of these linked to a referral protocol. Despite this high level of ad... Read More about What are the patterns of compliance with Early Warning Track and Trigger Tools: A narrative review.

Decision modeling of risks in pharmaceutical supply chains (2018)
Journal Article
Moktadir, M. A., Ali, S. M., Mangla, S. K., Sharmy, T. A., Luthra, S., Mishra, N., & Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2018). Decision modeling of risks in pharmaceutical supply chains. Industrial management + data systems, 118(7), 1388-1412. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-10-2017-0465

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Managing risks is becoming a highly focused activity in the health service sector. In particular, due to the complex nature of processes in the pharmaceutical industry, several risks have been associated t... Read More about Decision modeling of risks in pharmaceutical supply chains.

Using realist approaches to explain the costs and cost-effectiveness of programmes (2018)
Book Chapter
Anderson, R., Hardwick, R., Pearson, M., & Byng, R. (2018). Using realist approaches to explain the costs and cost-effectiveness of programmes. In N. Emmel, J. Greenhalgh, A. Manzano, M. Monaghan, & S. Dalkin (Eds.), Doing Realist Research (107-130). SAGE Publications

Amplified antimicrobial action of chlorhexidine encapsulated in PDAC-functionalized acrylate copolymer nanogel carriers (2018)
Journal Article
Al-Awady, M. J., Weldrick, P. J., Hardman, M. J., Greenway, G. M., & Paunov, V. N. (2018). Amplified antimicrobial action of chlorhexidine encapsulated in PDAC-functionalized acrylate copolymer nanogel carriers. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2(11), 2032-2044. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8qm00343b

We have developed and tested a novel functionalised nanocarrier for chlorhexidine (CHX) which provides a very strong enhancement of its antimicrobial action. The nanocarrier was based on lightly-cross-linked acrylate copolymer nanogel particles loade... Read More about Amplified antimicrobial action of chlorhexidine encapsulated in PDAC-functionalized acrylate copolymer nanogel carriers.

The role of miniaturization in the evolution of the mammalian jaw and middle ear (2018)
Journal Article
Lautenschlager, S., Gill, P. G., Luo, Z. X., Fagan, M. J., & Rayfield, E. J. (2018). The role of miniaturization in the evolution of the mammalian jaw and middle ear. Nature, 561(7724), 533-537. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0521-4

The evolution of the mammalian jaw is one of the most important innovations in vertebrate history, and underpins the exceptional radiation and diversification of mammals over the last 220 million years. In particular, the transformation of the mandi... Read More about The role of miniaturization in the evolution of the mammalian jaw and middle ear.

Construction, validation, and application of nocturnal pollen transport networks in an agro-ecosystem: a comparison using light microscopy and DNA metabarcoding (2018)
Journal Article
Macgregor, C. J., Kitson, J. J., Fox, R., Hahn, C., Lunt, D. H., Pocock, M. J., & Evans, D. M. (2019). Construction, validation, and application of nocturnal pollen transport networks in an agro-ecosystem: a comparison using light microscopy and DNA metabarcoding. Ecological entomology, 44(1), 17-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12674

1. Moths are globally relevant as pollinators but nocturnal pollination remains poorly understood. Plant–pollinator interaction networks are traditionally constructed using either flower‐visitor observations or pollen‐transport detection using micros... Read More about Construction, validation, and application of nocturnal pollen transport networks in an agro-ecosystem: a comparison using light microscopy and DNA metabarcoding.

From photoinduced to dark cytotoxicity via an octahedral cluster hydrolysis (2018)
Journal Article
Svezhentseva, E. V., Vorotnikov, Y. A., Solovieva, A. O., Pozmogova, T. N., Eltsov, I. V., Ivanov, A. A., Evtushok, D. V., Miroshnichenko, S. M., Yanshole, V. V., Eling, C. J., Adawi, A. M., Bouillard, J. S. G., Kuratieva, N. V., Fufaeva, M. S., Shestopalova, L. V., Mironov, Y. V., Efremova, O. A., & Shestopalov, M. A. (2018). From photoinduced to dark cytotoxicity via an octahedral cluster hydrolysis. Chemistry: a European journal, 24(68), 17915-17920. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201804663

Octahedral molybdenum and tungsten clusters have potential biological applications in photodynamic therapy and bioimaging. However, poor solubility and hydrolysis stability of these compounds hinder their application. The first water-soluble photolum... Read More about From photoinduced to dark cytotoxicity via an octahedral cluster hydrolysis.

Examining customers’ experience with the Nigerian Bank Verification Number (BVN) policy from the perspective of a dual-lens theory (2018)
Journal Article
Emeka Izogo, E., Jayawardhena, C., & Ogbonna Udu Kalu, A. (2018). Examining customers’ experience with the Nigerian Bank Verification Number (BVN) policy from the perspective of a dual-lens theory. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 13(4), 709-730. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJoEM-09-2016-0246

Purpose - Although customer experience has been widely researched, its effects on behaviour towards a government policy is still unclear. This paper draws on two theories with some similar and opposing perspectives to investigate the effect of three... Read More about Examining customers’ experience with the Nigerian Bank Verification Number (BVN) policy from the perspective of a dual-lens theory.

Seafloor ecological functioning over two decades of organic enrichment (2018)
Journal Article
Caswell, B. A., Paine, M., & Frid, C. L. (2018). Seafloor ecological functioning over two decades of organic enrichment. Marine pollution bulletin, 136, 212-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.08.041

Climate change and anthropogenic nutrient enrichment are driving rapid increases in ocean deoxygenation, these changes cause biodiversity loss and have severe consequences for marine ecosystem functioning and in turn the delivery of ecosystem service... Read More about Seafloor ecological functioning over two decades of organic enrichment.

Anonymity preserving and lightweight multi-medical server authentication protocol for telecare medical information system (2018)
Journal Article
Amin, R., Islam, S. H., Gope, P., Choo, K. K. R., & Tapas, N. (2019). Anonymity preserving and lightweight multi-medical server authentication protocol for telecare medical information system. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 23(4), 1749 - 1759. https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2018.2870319

Electronic health systems, such as Telecare Medical Information System (TMIS), allow patients to exchange their health information with a medical center/doctor for diagnosis in real-time, and across borders. Given the sensitive nature of health infor... Read More about Anonymity preserving and lightweight multi-medical server authentication protocol for telecare medical information system.